singin in the rain
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Singin’ in the Rain Study Guide!
Table of Contents
Synopsis………………………………………….Page 1
Director’s Concept……………………………….Page 2
The Creation of Singin’ in the Rain………………Page 3
Slang of the 1920’………………………………..Page 6
History of the 1920’………………………..…..Page 8
1920’s Hollywood Stars….………………………….Page 12
Singin’ in the Rain in YOUR class…………………Page 14
Synopsis:
Main Characters:
Don Lockwood, Hollywood Star Lina Lamont, Hollywood Star Cosmo Brown, Don’ best friend, plays piano for silent films Kathy Seldon, Aspiring Actress R. F. Simpson, Head of Monumental Pictures Roscoe Dexter, Hollywood Director
It is 1927 and Monumental Pictures’ actors, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the greatest silent-film stars of their generation – all the fans flock to see their films and read about their budding romance in the fan magazines. The truth behind the glamorous “Lockwood and Lamont” façade, however, is a burnt-out actor and an oblivious actress with a squeaky voice. Their world is turned upside down, and their fame threatened, when the talkies, or movies that record sound, take over Hollywood. The grand and gentile persona of Lockwood and Lamont is endangered when Lina speaks on screen and reveals her true and rather unappealing nature. Enter Kathy, an up-and-coming actress who has caught Monumental Pictures’ – and Don Lockwood’s – eye. She has a beautiful voice and secretly dubs over Lina’s voice for the final cut of the first Lockwood and Lamont Talkie. When Lina finds out that Kathy has not only been dubbing her voice, but also kissing Don, she uses all her power as a big star to ruin Kathy’s career. Will Monumental Pictures stand up to Lina’s fury or will the pressure to produce “what the public wants” crush the love between Don and Kathy? Will “Hurricane Lina” wash away the love between Don and Kathy, or can they toss off their umbrellas and go Singin’ in the Rain?
Singin’ in the Rain Study Guide!
Table of Contents
Synopsis………………………………………….Page 1
Director’s Concept……………………………….Page 2
The Creation of Singin’ in the Rain………………Page 3
Slang of the 1920’………………………………..Page 6
History of the 1920’………………………..…..Page 8
1920’s Hollywood Stars….………………………….Page 12
Singin’ in the Rain in YOUR class…………………Page 14
Synopsis:
Main Characters:
Don Lockwood, Hollywood Star Lina Lamont, Hollywood Star Cosmo Brown, Don’ best friend, plays piano for silent films Kathy Seldon, Aspiring Actress R. F. Simpson, Head of Monumental Pictures Roscoe Dexter, Hollywood Director
It is 1927 and Monumental Pictures’ actors, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the greatest silent-film stars of their generation – all the fans flock to see their films and read about their budding romance in the fan magazines. The truth behind the glamorous “Lockwood and Lamont” façade, however, is a burnt-out actor and an oblivious actress with a squeaky voice. Their world is turned upside down, and their fame threatened, when the talkies, or movies that record sound, take over Hollywood. The grand and gentile persona of Lockwood and Lamont is endangered when Lina speaks on screen and reveals her true and rather unappealing nature. Enter Kathy, an up-and-coming actress who has caught Monumental Pictures’ – and Don Lockwood’s – eye. She has a beautiful voice and secretly dubs over Lina’s voice for the final cut of the first Lockwood and Lamont Talkie. When Lina finds out that Kathy has not only been dubbing her voice, but also kissing Don, she uses all her power as a big star to ruin Kathy’s career. Will Monumental Pictures stand up to Lina’s fury or will the pressure to produce “what the public wants” crush the love between Don and Kathy? Will “Hurricane Lina” wash away the love between Don and Kathy, or can they toss off their umbrellas and go Singin’ in the Rain?